EDES 440 Student Survey Results
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This document summarizes student feedback from EDES 440: Integrated Curriculum. Students responded to a survey about their familiarity with educational concepts before and after taking the course, rating what areas were most and least familiar regarding the synthesis of old and new learning, course assessment, instructional design, and technology integration.
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